[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ , 5 October 2021 – Environment – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: b)

The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has issued an advisory saying people importing “exotic live species” will have to make a voluntary disclosure.

The advisory issued defines “exotic live species” as animal or plant species moved from their original range (location) to a new one. Several exotic species of birds, reptiles, small mammals, fishes and even some plants are imported. The Ministry has said “exotic live species” shall be construed to mean only “the animals named under the Appendices I, II and III of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora” and “does not include species from the Schedules of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972”.

Lantana camara, Water Hyacinth and Parthenium are some of the Exotic species introduced in India.

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Solution: c)

CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls.

Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction. Trade in specimens of these species is permitted only in exceptional circumstances.

Appendix II includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival.

This Appendix contains species that are protected in at least one country, which has asked other CITES Parties for assistance in controlling the trade.

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Solution: d)

The Living Planet Report has been published every two years by WWF since 1998; it is based on a Living Planet Index and ecological footprint calculation. In addition, WWF has launched several notable worldwide campaigns, including Earth Hour and Debt-for-nature swap, and its current work is organized around these six areas: food, climate, freshwater, wildlife, forests, and oceans.

Other programmes/campaigns include:

• Healthy Grown
• Marine Stewardship Council

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) — independent non-profit organization which sets a standard for sustainable fishing

Healthy GrownPotato — eco-brand that provides high-quality, sustainably grown, packaged, and shipped potatoes to consumers by leveraging integrated pest management (IPM) farming practices on large scale farms.

Solution: c)

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) member states adopted the “Colombo Declaration” which calls for tackling global nitrogen challenge.

• The Colombo Declaration has been developed with the technical support of the International Nitrogen Management System (INMS), a joint activity of the UNEP and the International Nitrogen Initiative supported by the Global Environmental Facility.
• The aim is to halve nitrogen waste by 2030.